My First three models

I am going to start off testing Hull Tex Anti Slip - then Prime in and shade in black. Followed by a base coat of Iraqi Sand by Vallejo— I was going to try thr filer there nd then give it a few coats of Matte Varnish before actually adding pigment and pin wash, two more coats of varnish followed by sandy tracks and Ak Grime.  Just a start idea. 

Look forward to seeing more of your builds. I am not a big fan of the ready made filters myself, but pigments are one of the best weathering products i have, you can produce some great effects with those.

Yeah its fun— just got my new toys-filters, grime, pigment and plaster!  

Next up Tamiya M1A2 OIF

Looks great! I’m also fairly new to the hobby, and having a great time, too.

Great builds. Been building for 72 years and mine still don't look that good. Have tried washes, color modulation and some of the other tricks of the trade but still make out better just building them clean out of the factory. I keep trying though.

Jim  

stikpusher

Looks like somebody is a fast learner!

if I would venture a guess as to your order of builds, I would say King Tiger first/oldest, M40 second/middle, and M109 third/most recent?

In any order or case, like many others here, it took a long time before any of my builds looked this good.

 

Thanks for the compliments— Built a few cars 35 years ago- Straight Testor Red with Black interiors. This hobby has come a long way!

Looks like somebody is a fast learner!

if I would venture a guess as to your order of builds, I would say King Tiger first/oldest, M40 second/middle, and M109 third/most recent?

In any order or case, like many others here, it took a long time before any of my builds looked this good.

Needs more dirt and dust. Just kidding. Looks pretty good.

keavdog

Those look great.  Nice job, rust/chips and color modulation!?  Got to those techniques around my 75th model ;)

 

Those look great.  Nice job, rust/chips and color modulation!?  Got to those techniques around my 75th model ;)

Pretty dang good! Congrats!

I'm with the others, you have some modeling skills. Thanks for the post and photos.

Patrick

Damn good for your first 3 models and i had been building about 10 years before doing a dio. Nice work.

very nice , you should have seen my first three models , I'm in the same boat as tojo .

A helluva lot nicer than my last three.